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The 2026 Florida Python Challenge begins on Friday, July 10, and participants have 10 days to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades and compete for a $25,000 prize. The annual python removal contest begins July 10 at 12:01 a.m. and ends Sunday, July 19 at 5 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the South Florida Water Management District. This year’s challenge will feature an ultimate grand prize of $10,000 to the registered participant who removes the most pythons. Contestants can also win additional cash prizes for the most and longest pythons…
A new report by online media publication Inside Radio analyzes how many podcast listeners are watching the United States celebrate its 250th anniversary. The analysis focuses on a Kettering Foundation/Gallup survey that found that 1,000 conservative and liberal podcast listeners were unanimous in supporting the right to protest and criticizing government officials on both the Democratic and Republican sides. Survey results. freedom of speech. 71% of people listening to liberal podcast influencers said people with extremist views should be allowed to protest and speak out against the government as long as the government is nonviolent. Among those who listen to…
PALMETTO BAY, Fla. – The Everglades Foundation today released the following statement by Chief Executive Officer Eric Eichenberg regarding Governor Ron DeSantis signing a $665 million fiscal year 2026-27 budget for Everglades restoration, including funds needed to complete the state portion of the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) reservoir. “Governor Ron DeSantis today signed a budget that continues to advance Everglades restoration, advancing the world’s largest ecosystem restoration effort and one of the most important projects for our state’s environment and economy. “This funding also includes what is needed to complete the state portion of the EAA Reservoir, a central and…
Throughout history, certain books have aimed not just to inform, but to transform. They challenge accepted wisdom, offer new ways of understanding the world, and challenge readers to reconsider assumptions long taken for granted. In the 21st century, several ambitious works have attempted to do just that, addressing some of the most fundamental questions about humanity itself, rather than focusing on narrow academic questions. The most notable include Freedom: The End of the Human Condition by Jeremy Griffiths, The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow, The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt, and Better Angels of Our Nature…
In cities, growth is often felt in visible ways, but children often feel growth in quiet places. They feel it when a new school opens near their home, when a youth club gives them a place to be, when the adults around them know how to help before a small concern becomes a big family conversation. Children’s Services has a hopeful responsibility in a growing region. Connecting families with advice, care, learning, health support and trusted relationships. The question is not just whether a city is providing enough services on paper. What matters is whether those services are close enough,…
Sunrise, Fla. – Florida Panthers President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Zito announced today that the club has acquired the rights to defenseman Radko Gudas from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for the rights to forward AJ Grier. Gudas, 36, appeared in 56 games with Anaheim from 2025 to 2026, scoring 13 points (2-11-13) and racking up 164 hits, tied for the entire Ducks defense. He was the captain of the Anaheim Ducks from 2024-25 to 2025-26. The 6-foot, 208-pound native of Prague, Czech Republic played in 885 NHL games with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington…
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A 31-year-old woman was bitten by an alligator and died Sunday afternoon while swimming in the Econlockhatchee River near the Burr Street Trailhead in Little Big Econ State Forest, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. According to FWC officials, Seminole County deputies responded to a report of an assault near the Burr Street Trailhead around 1:30 p.m. Investigators said the woman, whose name has not been released, was swimming in the river when she was attacked. The woman was taken to a hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries, FWC said. A contracted alligator trapper was called…
The US Department of Justice released an official statement regarding the recent arrests of multiple individuals suspected of healthcare fraud. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces criminal charges against numerous individuals in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare. In addition, one civil settlement was announced. Many of the charges are part of the Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown and stem from schemes to defraud Medicare. “Millions of Americans depend on critical services provided by our nation’s federal healthcare programs,” said U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe. “Companies or individuals who exploit these systems through fraud and deception for…
Three more haunted houses have been released for Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights, all original content for the 2026 horror fest. Their themes include maniacal machines, cannibals, and “horror from the unknown.” Universal Orlando released a short description and 10-second teaser video on social media this week. In the maze called “Madland: Caged Cannibals,” a “decommissioned zoo is now a dangerous territory for warring cannibal factions that have taken their animal instincts to the extreme,” according to the post. “They’re territorial. They’re hungry. And you’re lunch.” The house named Cybergoria has a futuristic approach. Inside, Universal says, is “a cold world…